Electronic Discharge Monitoring Report (eDMR) System

Facilities must be able to access DEP’s eDMR system through the internet on a computer. The eDMR system cannot be properly accessed using a mobile phone or tablet. DEP recommends using either Microsoft Edge or Google Chrome internet browsers to access the website.

The eDMR system is accessed through the Keystone Greenport website(opens in a new tab). If a user previously accessed eDMR using the old DEP Greenport website (prior to March 2021) but has not created a new Keystone account and imported their access, they will not be able to log into the eDMR system. Instructions for creating a Keystone Greenport account can be found in the eDMR User Guide.

Access is restricted by the following security roles:

• Viewer - This role enables the user to view reporting requirements, the status of submitted eDMRs and submitted reports and their data.
• Preparer - This role provides the user with all privileges of the Viewer role plus the ability to enter/edit information into unsubmitted eDMR reports.
• Certifier - This role provides the user with all privileges of the Viewer and Preparer roles plus the ability to submit eDMRs. Certifiers can also grant or revoke access for Viewers and Preparers.

To register for eDMR, permittees must first create Keystone GreenPort accounts(opens in a new tab). Then, permittees must complete and submit the following documents to register:

• eDMR Permittee Registration Form(opens in a new tab) (3800-FM-BCW0424)
• eDMR Trading Partner Agreement(opens in a new tab) (3800-FM-BCW0425) signed by all Certifiers

Be sure to check this webpage for the most current version of these documents. Read and follow all instructions on the eDMR Permittee Registration Form before submitting the application. The correct pages of the eDMR Permittee Registration Form must be submitted or the request will not be processed.

Submit these documents to DEP using the following email address (recommended) or mailing address:

Email: RA-EPDMR@pa.gov

PA Department of Environmental Protection
Bureau of Clean Water
Rachel Carson State Office Building
PO Box 8774
Harrisburg, PA 17105-8774

The eDMR system serves as an electronic file cabinet to manage DMR reporting requirements and to receive and store DMRs submitted by facilities.

Regulations and permits require that records of monitoring activities be retained by the permittee for a certain time; a minimum of three years for NPDES data and five years for Biosolids data. After submitting reports through eDMR, the facility may either print a copy of the report and file it or save the report electronically to an on-site computer to satisfy retention requirements.

In 2007 the Pennsylvania Department of Environmental Protection (DEP) launched its eDMR system for use by NPDES and WQM permittees to enable electronic reporting of Discharge Monitoring Reports (DMRs). DEP has developed a reporting tool for public review of DMR data. Not all permittees are using the eDMR system to submit DMRs, and those that are currently using the system will have started at some point between 2007 and the present. To review DMR data not available through the eDMR reporting website, file reviews of paper DMRs may be scheduled at DEP's regional offices.

Use the links below to search for eDMR data and to review instructions for generating data reports and interpreting them.

Search eDMR Data(opens in a new tab)

Instructions for Searching and Interpreting eDMR Data (PDF)